President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to put the country's interests above partisan, ethnic and religious loyalties, saying the nation's economic recovery will only be sustained if citizens uphold integrity, discipline and national unity.

A Ghanaian national extradited to the United States has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a decade-long romance and inheritance scheme that defrauded elderly victims across the US of approximately $4.4 million.

More than 6,000 applicants seeking recruitment into the country's security services were found to have used illicit drugs when they were subjected to mandatory drug screening for the first time this year.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance to release GH¢300 million from the Contingency Fund for post-flood relief and mitigation efforts as part of measures to remedy the impact of the floods on the public.

At least 12 individuals have died, with 38,802 individuals in 7,761 households displaced by last Monday’s downpour, the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has told Parliament.

A study has revealed high levels of pesticide residues in cabbage and okra sold on the Ghanaian market.

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has said it has arrested a suspect in a major intelligence-led cybercrime investigation involving the Ghana Police Service and international law enforcement partners.

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is out of the 2026 World Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Norway in the Round of 16.

The late loss to the Norwegians—fueled by a late goal from Erling Haaland—ended the Elephants' run in the tournament.

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak has told Parliament that June 2026 has recorded the highest monthly rainfall in Ghana's history, with the downpours claiming lives and displacing nearly 39,000 people across the Greater Accra Region.

More than 7,700 households have been displaced and seven persons remain missing following Monday's devastating floods, the Minister for the Interior has disclosed, as he revealed that Ghana recorded its highest monthly rainfall on record in June 2026.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister for Finance to immediately release GH¢300 million from the Contingency Fund to finance urgent flood relief and mitigation efforts across southern Ghana, following the devastating floods that have submerged parts of Accra and surrounding communities.

In the past week or so, when all was quiet and we Ghanaians were ‘sleeping our somewhere,’ we still had one eye open, computing how we could be promoted from the group stage to FIFA Club 32, by the shortest route possible.

After we had humbled England 0-0, here was this country called Croatia coming to spoil our ‘kakalika.’ 

As part of efforts to deal with flooding in Accra, the Ministry of Works and Housing acquired a Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) that will provide advance notice of impending flooding for the protection of vulnerable communities.

But two and a half years after the acquisition of the $7 million "state-of-the-art" equipment and handover to four institutions implementing the Accra Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) project, the warning system is still not operational, the Project Coordinator for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project, Dr Kwadwo Ohene Sarfoh, has said.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate release of GH¢300 million from the Contingency Fund to support flood relief and mitigation measures following Monday's rains that caused widespread flooding in Accra and other parts of southern Ghana.

In June 2026, at the 9th Ghana–West Africa Business Excellence Awards held at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, Twyford Ghana，as known as Keda (Ghana) Ceramics Company Limited, was named “Tile & Ceramic Manufacturing Company of the Year.”

Police officers have been deployed across South Africa because of fears that anti-immigration protests could turn violent as President Cyril Ramaphosa urged those planning to take part to do so without "intimidation, threats or ultimatums".

The Weija-Gbawe Municipal office of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has issued an urgent evacuation directive to residents living along the Weija Dam spillway, following the controlled opening of spill gates to discharge excess water.

Floods caused by heavy and intermittent rains on Monday have submerged the Kpetoe bridge on the Ho-Denu highway.

As of the early hours of Tuesday (June 30, 2026), the swelling Tordze River was running high and swiftly above the bridge, putting vehicular movement on hold.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an alert on a possible increase in malaria, waterborne diseases and other illnesses with the onset of the rainy season, urging the public to observe preventive measures.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has issued a weather warning as a slow-moving rainstorm sighted off the coast of Benin moves westwards, expected to bring thunderstorms and rain to parts of Southern Ghana and portions of the middle belt.

The Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed that nine people died on Monday following the devastating floods in Accra and Tema.

There are indications that the number could increase as rescue and recovery operations continue.

Two bodies have been retrieved from the Waterland in Tema New Town following Monday's downpour.

Morocco came from behind to knock the Netherlands out in the round of 32, beating them 3-2 on penalties.

Paraguay has declared a national holiday after its national team stunned four-time champions Germany to reach the FIFA World Cup Round of 16. Fans celebrated inside the country and outside Boston Stadium after one of the tournament’s biggest upsets.

The Paraguayan President Santiago Peña declared a national holiday following the national team's shock victory over four-time champions Germany in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

President Mahama on the way forward for the Accra floods 

President John Dramani Mahama on Monday announced relief funds for flood victims, demolition of structures obstructing major waterways and other tougher measures to permanently address Accra’s perennial flooding.